Hebrew Voices #252 – Tanakh and the New Testament: Myth or History? – Part 1

with Marc Brettler

September 2, 2026

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #252 - Tanakh and the New Testament: Myth or History? - Part 1, Nehemia Gordon and Professor Marc Zvi Brettler, co-editor of The Jewish Study Bible and The Jewish Annotated New Testament, discuss creating “a safe New Testament for Jews to read,” the New Testament’s evidence for weekly Torah readings, and the danger of biblical anachronism.

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Related Verses

Acts 23:6; 26:5
Philippians 3:5
Mark 7:11
Luke 4:16-21
Acts 15:21
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
Matthew 22:37
Mark 12:30
Luke 10:27
Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 61b
Nehemiah 8

Referenced Links

The Jewish Study Bible
by Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler
The Jewish Annotated New Testament
by Amy-Jill Levine, Marc Zvi Brettler
The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously by Marc Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, Daniel J. Harrington, Robert Blumenfeld
The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently
by Amy-Jill Levine, Marc Zvi Brettler, Marni Penning
TheTorah.com